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Associate Director, Global Operational Excellence

Principal Financial Group
Location 📍 Des Moines, United States
Posted 📅 June 17, 2026
Work Type ⏰ Full-time

Position Overview

**What You'll Do**

At Principal Asset Management, we’re seeking a **Glo** **bal Operational Excellence Associate Director** to act as a strategic partner across Financial Management and Risk & Control functions. This is a high-impact role for someone who thrives in complex environments, brings structure to ambiguity, and partners across the business to drive transparency in our financial risk related disciplines.

**What You’ll Do**

**Operational Excellence**

+ Champion continuous improvement across financial management, capacity planning, and risk oversight to enhance operational efficiency and scalability.
+ Define and execute an operations value framework, including identifying demand drivers and cost inputs and establishing nit costing models
+ Drive structural improvements to increase operating leverage across global delivery models.
+ Foster a culture of accountability, innovation, and agility, including the use of AI and emerging ca...

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Job Details

Employment Type
Full-time
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Category
other-general
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Work Arrangement
On-site
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Location
Des Moines, United States